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Safety Update – OSHA/SBA Announce SBREFA Panel on Federal Heat Illness Standard OSHA has officially announced its intention to convene a Small Business Advocacy Review panel on its potential rulemaking covering heat illness and injury prevention in indoor and outdoor work settings, and has set a target date of around August 21st. The Small Business…

ASA Welcomes New Silver Sponsor, Siteline ASA is thrilled to announce Siteline has joined the ASA family as a Silver Sponsor. Siteline is the only pay app management tool built for subcontractors. Generate pay apps (including custom forms) precisely to GC’s specifications. Centralize and manage all of your pay apps in one spot. Automate and…

Emergency Disaster Funding Supplemental Pressure is growing in both chambers for an emergency supplemental spending bill for disaster relief. Rep. Moskowitz (D-FL), a former Florida emergency management director, introduced legislation (HR 4295) that would provide $11.5 billion in supplemental funding for disaster relief.  FEMA’s most recent estimate shows the agency is expected to run out…

Florida Enacts Legislation Mandating E-Verify On July 1, 2023, the provisions of Florida Senate Bill 1718 went into effect. The legislation was signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis on May 10, 2023, and makes sweeping changes to a number of Florida statutes that primarily deal with immigration status. Of note, private employers with 25…

ASA Welcomes New 2023-2024 Board of Directors As ASA’s new fiscal year starts on July 1, we welcome and thank the incoming members of our Board of Directors for their service. We would also like to encourage our members to become active in your local chapters and at the national level. Any progress and success…

Upcoming Webinar: “US Construction Industry Market Forecast” Join us on July 12th, 2023 at Noon Eastern for the webinar, “US Construction Industry Market Forecast”, presented by Luke Matelan.  During this presentation, attendees will learn more about which market segments & geographic locations are going to be growing and which will be contracting, so you know…

Get the Most Out of Your ASA Membership! Join ASA on July 19th, 2023 at Noon Eastern to learn more about how to get the most out of your ASA membership!  Whether you are a new member of ASA or have been with us for decades, don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn more…

This Week in Congress This week, the House and Senate worked on budget issues before they begin their two-week 4th of July recess. Speaker McCarthy will continue to quell his conservative members as he begins to outline a working agreement with the group to forge ahead with must-pass bills such as the farm bill, appropriations,…

The Slower Pace of the Senate This year, the Senate has operated at a snail’s pace due partisanship, absences, and other distractions have thwarted substantial floor action.  The chamber’s business has so far largely been confined to confirming President Biden’s nominees and dispensing with Republican-led challenges to administration regulation. While the Senate has always been…

Subcontractor Legal Defense Fund Task Force ASA has submitted yet another supporting brief for the Subcontractor Legal Defense Fund in New Mexico. The issue has to do with calculation of interest on prompt payment claims.  New Mexico took its language “1 1/2 percent per month, or fraction thereof” from tax statutes that contain the same…